What color is #8493B8?

#8493B8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #8493B8?

The RGB value is 132, 147, 184: 132 red, 147 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #8493B8?

The complementary color is #B8A984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #8493B8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#8493B8 color

#8493B8 rgb(132, 147, 184)

Shades of blue

The hex color #8493B8 is a desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 51.8% red, 57.6% green and 72.2% blue (132, 147, 184).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 27% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 28% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Galactic Gossamer (#7F8CB8), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.85:1).

#8493B8 color codes

HEX	`#8493B8`
RGB	`rgb(132, 147, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(51.8%, 57.6%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 27%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 28%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(28%, 20%, 0%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.99, 3.21, -21.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.99, 21.27, 278.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(28.599, 29.233, 49.474)`
Decimal	`8688568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #8493B8, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #8493B8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#8493B8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #8493B8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #8493b8; }
.text { color: #8493b8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #8493b8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(132 147 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #8493b8, #8f84b8); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #8493B8?: #8493B8 is a desaturated blue, closest to the named color Galactic Gossamer. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #8493B8?: The RGB value is 132, 147, 184: 132 red, 147 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #8493B8?: The complementary color is #B8A984, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #8493B8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.85:1 and white text 3.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.